batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l455-l503
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record_id: batch.motif.buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg-l455-l503
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
passage_locator:
label: THE THREE FISHES / THE TRICKY WOLF AND THE RATS / THE WOODPECKER, TURTLE,
AND DEER / THE GOLDEN GOOSE; lines 455-503
start: '455'
end: '503'
translation: More Jataka Tales
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A golden-feathered goose repeatedly gives feathers to a poor woman and
her two daughters so they can sell them and live comfortably. The mother, fearing
the goose may stop coming, greedily plucks all his feathers despite her daughters'
objections. The plucked feathers turn white and lose value; later the goose's
new feathers grow back white, and he flies away and never returns.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A goose is described as having beautiful golden feathers.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A poor woman with two daughters lives near the goose and has difficulty getting
along.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The goose decides to give the family his feathers one by one so the mother
can sell them for money.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The goose repeatedly visits the woman's house and leaves another feather each
time.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The mother proposes taking all the goose's feathers the next time he comes
because she fears he may stop returning.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The daughters refuse to take part, saying it would hurt the goose.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The mother seizes the goose and pulls out every feather.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Feathers plucked against the goose's wish turn from golden to white and lose
their special value.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: After the goose's feathers grow again, he flies home and never returns.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Golden Goose
description: A goose with beautiful golden feathers who gives feathers to a poor
family and later leaves after being forcibly plucked.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: poor woman / mother
description: A very poor woman with two daughters who first receives the goose's
feathers, then greedily plucks all of them.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: two daughters
description: The poor woman's daughters, who benefit from the feathers but object
to hurting the goose.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: animal benefactor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The goose gives his golden feathers so the woman and daughters can sell them
and live in comfort.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: withholder after harm
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: After being forcibly plucked and growing new white feathers, the goose flies
away and never returns.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: recipient of aid
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The mother receives feathers from the goose and sells them for money to support
the family.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: greedy taker
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage states that the mother was greedy and that she plucked every
feather from the goose.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: objectors to harm
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The daughters say that taking all the feathers would hurt the goose and refuse
to do it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: golden feathers
literal_form: golden feathers of the goose
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: white feathers
literal_form: feathers that turn white after being plucked against the goose's wish
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: money from sold feathers
literal_form: money obtained by selling golden feathers
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: goose notices poverty and offers aid
summary: The golden goose sees that the poor woman and her daughters struggle and
offers to give feathers that can be sold for their support.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: repeated feather gifts sustain the family
summary: The goose returns from time to time, leaving another feather, and the family
sells the feathers for enough money to live comfortably.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: mother plans to take all feathers
summary: The mother urges her daughters to take all the feathers at once, while
the daughters object that this would hurt the goose.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: forced plucking and loss of value
summary: The mother catches the goose and pulls out every feather; feathers taken
against his will turn white and lose their value.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: goose departs permanently
summary: After his feathers grow again, the goose flies home and never comes back.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: animal benefactor gives renewable wealth
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The goose voluntarily gives golden feathers one by one, allowing the poor
family to sell them and live in comfort.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is approximate; the passage presents a recurring
gift relationship but does not explicitly frame it as sacred.
- id: motif:2
label: greed destroys continuing gift
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The mother's attempt to seize all the feathers at once causes the feathers
to lose their value and ends the goose's visits.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage implies a moral pattern but does not state an explicit lesson
in the provided excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: objectors warn against harmful greed
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The daughters object that taking all the feathers would hurt the goose, but
the mother ignores them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The daughters' warning is brief and does not avert the action.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 455-460
quote_or_summary: A goose has beautiful golden feathers; nearby lives a very poor
woman with two daughters who struggle to get along.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 461-472
quote_or_summary: The goose resolves and then says that he will give feathers one
by one so the woman can sell them and support herself and her daughters.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 474-477
quote_or_summary: The goose gives a feather and flies away, then returns from time
to time leaving another; the family sells the feathers and lives in comfort.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 478-485
quote_or_summary: The mother suggests taking all the feathers next time because
the goose may stop coming; the daughters refuse, saying it will hurt the goose.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 486-493
quote_or_summary: The mother, described as greedy, grabs the goose and pulls out
every feather; feathers plucked against the goose's wish turn white and lose their
value.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 495-496
quote_or_summary: The goose's feathers grow again, and he flies home and never returns.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/buddhist/project-gutenberg/more-jataka-tales-babbitt.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the provided passage. Motif taxonomy assignments
are cautious because the available taxonomy does not include a precise greed-fable
or animal-benefactor category. No comparison claims were added because the passage
itself does not explicitly support a comparison to another text or tradition.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
Only the provided 'THE GOLDEN GOOSE' passage text was used; the broader locator label mentions additional tales not present in the supplied passage_text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:buddhist-more-jataka-tales-babbitt-gutenberg__l455-l503
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